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| The Festival is on a mission to discover the best beards in all of the seven seas (Flickr/Loren Kerns). |
Got a beard? It could be worth a pirate’s treasure at the
Michigan Renaissance Festival taking place in the Village of Hollygrove.
“The Festival is on a mission to discover the best beards
in all of the seven seas, asking contenders to showcase their facial follicles
in the annual free beard competition,” according to festival organizers. Participants
can enter one of several categories including longest, grizzliest, most unique
and best trimmed beards for a chance to win great prizes provided by BeardHead.
Ladies with a competitive streak and a tattoo can also
win their share of the Festival’s treasure in the annual free tattoo competition.
Categories will include best color, best black and white and best overall tattoo.
Festival goers – be they bearded or clean-shaven, men,
women or children, will find a host of great acts on the 16 stages in the
Village of Hollygrove. A new treat for attendees this year is The Vodka Family
on Treetop Stage – a theatrical troupe that performs a variety of gypsy dances,
drumming and comedy. Look for the Vodka
Family shows each day at 11 a.m., 12:45 and 2:30 p.m. All of the shows
including the troupe’s fire show at 5:15 p.m. are held on Treetop Stage. Vodka
on the Rocks – which features a blend of belly dancing and sword balancing along
with ye old hip-hop on the streets dancing is held at 6:15 p.m. near the front
gate.
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| People love the characters at Michigan Renaissance Festival. |
Those looking for Renaissance Festival treasures will
find a shipload of vendors at the festival’s special events area known as the Valley
of Aberdare including Tudor Crafts, Olde World and the Pirate Shop. Whether it’s
a pirate’s hat and shirt or a maiden’s necklace, the Valley of Aberdare’s
merchants are sure to have it.
New to this year’s lineup of competitions is the First
Annual Mural Competition. The nautical-themed murals created by more than 60
artists from across the state line the walls of the Festival’s Mermaid Lagoon
area.
There is good reason this is the 36th season
for the Renaissance Festival. The music, acting, costumes, contests – and food –
did we mention the great food – makes it an event that Michiganders and their
neighbors look forward to every year.
The Festival is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (rain or shine)
weekends through September 28, plus Festival Friday, Sept. 26. Admission at the
gate: $21.95 for adults; $12.95 for children 5-12; children age 4 and younger
free. Advance discount coupons are available at participating Kroger, Walgreens,
Menards, Goodwill and Costco. Subway and Dunkin Donuts also carry discount coupons. Free parking is provided
by Al Serra Auto Plaza.
The
Michigan Renaissance Festival is located at: 12600 Dixie Highway, Holly. For
more information visit michrenfest.com
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